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拠る

拠る

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

Verb

拠る (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana よる, romaji yoru)

  1. depend on, rely on
  2. be supported by
  3. be caused by

Conjugation

Usage notes

This term is usually written in hiragana.

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.
  • 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4000801112